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Background: Worm infestation is a major public health problem in children of developing countries because of poor socio-economic conditions and lack of good hygienic livings.Helminthic infestation contributes significantly to global burden of diseases in children especially in the tropical and subtropical regions.Intestinal worm infestation can result in impair nutrition and development and is the major etiology for iron deficiency anemia in young children.In Assam around 68 percent children of 1-4 years of age are estimated to be at risk of parasitic intestinal worm infestation.Aim: The study aimed to assess the level of knowledge regarding prevention of worm infestation among mothers of under five children in a selected community of Assam.Materials and Methods: Non-experimental descriptive research design was adopted for the study.In this study 60 mothers of under five children of Dispur, Guwahati, Assam was selected by using purposive sampling technique.The tool used for the study was structured knowledge questionnaire.The analysis was done by using both descriptive and inferential statistics in terms of mean, standard deviation, frequency distribution, percentage and chi square. Results:The results show that most of the mothers of under five children 50% have inadequate level of knowledge regarding prevention of worm infestation in the selected community of Guwahati, Assam whereas only 35% have moderate adequate knowledge and 15% mothers of under five children have adequate knowledge on prevention of worm infestation. Conclusion:The findings of the study reveal that 15% of them have adequate knowledge about prevention of worm infestation.The study concluded that assessing the level of knowledge regarding prevention of worm infestation is found to be effective.